Wooden Leg

This article is about a Native American warrior. For the primitive prosthesis, see Pegleg. For the 1909 film, see The Wooden Leg.
Wooden Leg
Kâhamâxéveóhtáhe
Personal details
Bornc. 1858
In the Black Hills, near the Cheyenne River
Died1940 (~82 years old)
RelationsElder brothers: Strong Wind Blowing and Yellow Hair, younger brother: Twin), elder sister: Crooked Nose, younger sister: Fingers Woman).
Parent(s)Many Bullet Wounds (also called White Buffalo Shaking off the Dust) and Eagle Feather on the Forehead
Known forFought at the Battle of Little Bighorn; also known for walking long distances
NicknameEats from His Hand

Wooden Leg (Cheyenne Kâhamâxéveóhtáhe)[1][2] (c. 1858–1940) was a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought against Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.[3]

  1. ^ after modern Northern Cheyenne orthography. See Cheyenne Dictionary Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine by Fisher, Leman, Pine, Sanchez.
  2. ^ Kum-mok-quiv-vi-ok-ta in Marquis 1931, pg. 3
  3. ^ Perrottet, Tony (April 2005). "Little Bighorn Reborn". Smithsonian Magazine. Washington DC: 2.